linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] extend get/setrlimit to support setting rlimits external to a process (v7)

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Date:	Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:26:05 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	marcin.slusarz@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] extend get/setrlimit to support setting rlimits
 external to a process (v7)



On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Jiri Slaby wrote:

> On 11/09/2009 05:40 PM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > Also, I don't understand why wthis code get's both pid and task_struct().
> 
> And what do you suggest? I, with my knowledge and after fast
> investigation, see no other option.

Isn't

	task = find_task_by_vpid(pid);

what you want?

		Linus
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